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My St. Mary officemate, Renee, and I just moved our oldest children into their respective apartments. Of course, we’re delighted they both secured jobs in their fields of study, are sharing living expenses with....

With gratitude to God our Father, who calls us to love and service in His Son Jesus Christ, Thomas F. Hines Jr. invites you to celebrate with him the Ordination to the Order of Deacon through the imposition of hands and the invocation of the Holy Spirit ....

There will be a paper shredding event on October 20 from 10:00am-1:00pm in the St. Mary parking lot. There are no limits on the number of participants, no forms to fill out. There is no need to remove staples, elastics....

Join us on Sunday September 25th 4:00-6:00 pm for our Welcome Evening for grades 7-10. All students and families will be able to meet each other, their catechists, and receive more detailed information....

This week we are welcoming children back to classes! Please note the times and dates. - Click for Details!

Tryouts are Now Open! Tryouts will be held on Saturday October 15th. Please register your child at the following link....

If you have been worshipping with us for more than four years, you will remember that before Fr. Lambert joined us we had Fr. Bill Schmidt, who served St. Martha Parish and St. Mary Parish with love, faith, and dedication for over six years. He came here at a time when both parishes had experienced....

We are looking for a parishioner who is interested in working in St. Martha Office three mornings a week (typically Mon, Wed, Fri) to be a receptionist, help make connections between various parish ministries, and do some basic....

Research shows that families who regularly dine together enjoy many healthy, social, and emotional benefits, such as higher academic performance, resilience, and positive self-esteem; as well as lower rates ....

Click to Read the September 2022 Issue!

This Grandparents Day weekend is an opportunity for us to pray for the elderly, to visit them and spend time with them. Unfortunately, it is not like that all the time, especially with the pandemic. Our elders are more and more isolated than ever before. Yes, we must protect them against Covid-19, but it is also our duty to stay in touch with them. If you cannot visit, please find....

The food pantry of Plainville is in great need of non-perishable food items to help those in need. They are in particular need of pasta sauce, boxed or canned potatoes, canned tuna, beans, boxed meals, pasta, rice and corn. Donated food....

On Saturday, Sept 10th, pro-life Americans throughout the country will be gathering at memorial sites for the 10th annual National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. Prayer services will be held....

It's that time of year again! On Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10, the CatholicTV Network will hold its 31st annual Telethon featuring music, entertainment, and highlights from CatholicTV programming. Our very own Jillian Carelli and Anne DiSanto will be performing this year! Jillian’s performance will air 9/9 at 5:00pm and 9/10 at 2:20 pm. Anne’s performance will air 9/9 at 5:40pm and 9/10 at 11:50am....

As we shared in a bulletin article earlier this year, I wanted our parishes to be intentional about deciding what kind of worship aids we choose to help us sing and pray as we worship the Lord together. When we resumed public Masses early in the pandemic, we had to remove our hymnals for a time. We eventually replaced

Abundant Hope Pregnancy Resource Center in Attleboro helped over 700 women last year by providing free options, counseling and ultrasound to women in unplanned pregnancies, as well as providing free diapers, formula....

September 18, 2022 All are invited to join us for breakfast at St. Martha Parish Hall on Sun., September 18th at 9am. Hosted by the St. Martha Knights of Columbus, the menu includes French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage, and tater tots along with coffee, tea and juice. Gluten free (also dairy free) pancakes and sausage are available.

Recently I had to be the bearer of bad news to our Pastoral Team and support staff. Although we were able to avoid layoffs in our Plainville-Wrentham Catholic collaborative, I had to cut back the hours worked by most of our staff in order to bring the operating budget at St. Mary into balance and strengthen the budget at St. Martha. This is sad because every one....

Please join us on Saturday, September 24, 2022 as we celebrate our successes and continue to support the Parisot School in Jacmel, Haiti. The dream of this school materialized through the generous....

Not sure what to do with your old electronic devices and appliances? Do you want to make sure they don’t end up in a landfill? ​​​​​​​Bring them to our Electronics Recycling Event at St. Mary on Saturday, October 29th. Click for details...